Women Painting Women

Fiona Bilbrough | Jacqui Grantford | Raelene Sharp | Sally Ryan
Vicki Sullivan | Avril Thomas | Heather Ellis

Women Painting Women is a major exhibition of portraiture in traditional oil painting and bronze sculpture. It presents award winning realist painters from Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales including Fiona Bilbrough, Jacqui Grantford, Raelene Sharp, Sally Ryan, Vicki Sullivan, Avril Thomas  and sculptor Heather Ellis.

Taking its inspiration from the Women Painting Women exhibitions in the United States, this is the first Australian instalment of the Women Painting Women phenomenon which celebrates traditional realist painting and the talent of female artists.

Featuring well known Australian women such as Nobel Prize Nominee Dr Catherine Hamlin, actors Kerri Armstrong and Jacki Weaver, opera singer Liane Keegan, and self-portraits of the artists, the exhibition highlights the power and insight of women painting women and situates the artists’ work within the broader art historical context.

Women Painting Women Public Program

Artist Talks with Raelene Sharp & Jacqui Grantford
Sat 7 May at 2pm | FREE | Book here or call 9754 8723
Painting Demonstrations with Fiona Bilbrough and Vicki Sullivan
Sun 15 May from 11am |FREE | No bookings required
Expert Casting discussion with Heather Ellis and Craig McDonald
Sun 22 May at 2pm | FREE | Book here or call 9754 8723
Artist Talk with Vicki Sullivan
Sat 28 May at 2pm | FREE | Book here or call 9754 8723


More info and full Public Program details here